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I am studying ancient times this year and since I am a homeschooler, going to museums is a big part of my education. When we heard about it, we decided that we wanted to go see the new Art of the First Cities exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
…….So on Friday night, Mom, Dad and I piled into the car after putting a few things in a suitcase and took off to New York City!
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Art of the First Cities showcased the emergence of the world's first city-states and empires in Syria and Mesopotamia. Artifacts from some of the most famous sites of the ancient world including the Royal Graves of Ur, the palace and temples of Mari, the citadel of Troy, and the great cities of the Indus Valley civilization were on display. I even saw a real mummy!
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The Costume Institute also had a display of fashion, Goddess. It was a lot like the Girl Scout badge I recently earned -- "Art to Wear!"
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New York was amazing. Here I am on the roof of the Met. We could see Central Park and the skyline. Wow! This is a lot different then Maine!
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From the Met, I could see a big playground in Central Park -- it was just like an ancient temple. The museum was massive so we knew we would not see all of it in one weekend. I'll come back next year when I start studying Medieval times. Then I will have another adventure!
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When I went to the park, I met a new friend, Marya.
As you can see, we had a blast playing together!
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OLD SPRINGFIELD CEMETERYJamaica, Queens, NY
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Of course, we could not travel some where without Mom doing at least a *little* genealogy! So on Sunday, we drove to Jamaica, Queens to Springfield Cemetery where my great-great aunt, Louise Evelyn Byrne and her parents, Austin Thomas Byrne and Rebena Jardine Byrne are laid to rest.
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Here we are making a rubbing of Louise Byrne's stone. She was a Registered Nurse and served in World War I but died not long after she returned during the flu pandemic in 1918.
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In Baldwin, Long Island, New York, (Louise's hometown), this war memorial mentions her. It says,
Dedicated in honor
of those who gave their lives
in the
World War 1917-1919
Louise E. Byrne
Nurse, Army Nurse Corps
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Mom discovered that Austin and Rebena's first child, Alice, was buried there at the Springfield Cemetery in 1891 and in 1892, one of Rebena's relatives, Agnes Jane Inglis McGee was buried there. Agnes was about 31 years old when she died....Now Mom has a new mystery to solve!
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